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A landmark social media addiction trial in California on Wednesday found Meta and YouTube negligent for designing addictive social media platforms that harmed a child, ordering them to pay $3 million in compensatory damages. In its probe into Snapchat, the EU could fine Snap, the parent company, up to 6 percent of its annual global revenue if it’s found to have breached the digital rules. Snap didn’t respond to POLITICO’s request for comment. The Commission said it will pursue multiple angles of investigation including whether the platform does enough to assess the age of its users, which Snap does through…

Millions across Europe can no longer afford safe, stable homes. The housing crisis is now front and center. It is changing lives, pushing back important milestones, and putting a strain on public budgets. The burden falls most heavily on those with the least resources. Who’s bearing the cost? People between 18 and 34 are struggling the most. Over a quarter spend more than 40 percent of their disposable income on housing, a level considered severe overburden by economists. Nearly one in four live in overcrowded conditions, and they experience housing stress at two to three times the rate of those…

The European Commission has launched an investigation to determine whether Snapchat exposed minors to grooming and criminal recruitment, potentially breaching EU digital safety laws. Snapchat is a social media platform where users share photos and videos that typically disappear after being viewed. Approximately 94.5 million Europeans had a Snapchat account in 2025, according to the company’s latest transparency report. The Commission said on Thursday that it suspects the platform might allow adults to masquerade as young users, who then contact children to recruit them for illegal activities or to exploit them sexually. “From grooming and exposure to illegal products to…

Europe has some of the best scenery and landscapes in the world, from dramatic mountains, rolling meadows, lush forests and golden beaches. And train journeys are one of the best ways to discover what the continent has to offer. But how do you choose which rail journey is best for you, when there are so many on offer? Euronews Travel rounds up some of the most beautiful train journeys in Europe to choose from on your next trip. Venice Simplon-Orient-Express The Venice Simplon-Orient is one of Europe’s most classic and beautiful rail journeys. The train offers many routes, with the…

The Iran conflict may be dominating the headlines, but it’s the unintended consequences back home that are bothering the Prime Minister.With Tehran rejecting Donald Trump’s 15-point peace plan, will the government be forced to step up contingency planning to cover issues as diverse as fertiliser, fuel costs and even helium production? Sir Keir Starmer is in Finland for a military summit – so Sam and Anne assess the urgent priorities at home and abroad. But back in Westminster, the Morgan McSweeney phone theft story simply won’t go away. Are there yet more questions for No.10 to answer?

A 42-year-old former French police officer is suspected of killing two women whose bodies were found buried in the Serra da Nogueira, in Bragança, on Wednesday. The victims are the suspect’s former partner and current partner, and he was arrested in Portugal. Cédric Prizzon had been wanted by the French authorities for four days when he was stopped on Tuesday during a GNR roadside check on the Estrada Nacional 102, in Mêda, in the district of Guarda. He was ultimately arrested on charges of document forgery and illegal possession of a firearm. Also travelling in the vehicle were the suspect’s…

Israeli rescue services said medics and intensive‑care teams reached the scene within minutes after a blast tore through a house, as residents emerged to assess shattered walls, broken windows, and scattered rubble. The incident came as Iran launched another wave of projectiles towards central Israel, keeping air‑raid sirens active across the region. According to Israeli emergency officials, at least five people inside the affected home suffered light injuries and were taken to hospital. A first responder described “chaos” on arrival, with visible destruction at the centre of the property. The strike added to a growing list of civilian incidents linked…

It is almost a year since Liberation Day, when US President Donald Trump stood in the Rose Garden and declared “reciprocal tariffs” against more than 50 countries. Looking back, the tariff war did not kill global trade. That is the counterintuitive conclusion of McKinsey Global Institute’s “Geopolitics and the Geometry of Global Trade” report, published this month. Against US tariff rates at their highest since the Second World War, global trade grew faster than the world economy. Both US imports and Chinese exports reached all-time highs. Trade dynamics were effectively reshaped, but did not collapse. Speaking to Euronews, one of…

Meta and YouTube have to pay a 20-year-old woman $6 million (€5.1 million) in damages after a jury decided that the social media companies designed their platforms to addict young users. The plaintiff, known by her initials KGM, testified at the trial that she spent up to 16 hours a day on social media platforms, specifically Meta platforms and Google’s YouTube, as a child and that it exacerbated mental health struggles. The jury agreed and, after 40 hours of testimony, asked for $3 million (€2.54 million) in damages. Jurors later recommended an additional $3 million in punitive damages after deciding…

There are cities that organise events and there are cities that turn them into something more. Seville has been trying to cross that line for years, and the data suggests it is succeeding. For the first time in its 24-year history, the Latin Grammy Awards in 2023 were held outside the United States, at the Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de Sevilla (FIBES) on 16 November. Before that, in 2019, the Andalusian capital had already hosted the MTV Europe Music Awards (whose channels stopped broadcasting in 2025), and in the same year the Goya Awards chose it again as the…